everyone loved us. we could see, well, if it happens to us on sunday in this rather sleepy -- >> what about monday? >> tuesday even. >> reporter: in six months the rolling stones had a following. not long after, stardom. they played "the ed sullivan show," famously having to clean up their lyrics from "let's spend the night together" to -- ♪ let's spend time together >> reporter: and eventually entertained full stadiums. they have sold hundreds of millions of records, played live more than any band in history, and still moving like this. ♪ starting me up >> i'm still young. i know lots of people that can't even walk at my age. poor things. ♪ what a drag it is getting old ♪ >> reporter: well, they somehow didn't. was there a point at which you could really foresee or feel that you would be doing this forever basically? >> no, no, i didn't expect to make it. >> reporter: you say no, you say yes. >> oh, yes. >> i'm surprised he said no. >> it would be pretty difficult being bored doing this. >> abo